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entomology
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Entomology Lantern Slide Collection
The Entomology Lantern Slide Collection consists of glass positive images of insects, a lantern slide projector, and some unidentified equipment.
Floyd Franklin Smith Papers
The Floyd Franklin Smith Papers include reprints of Smith's articles, and U.S. Department of Agriculture circulars and bulletins containing his writings.
International Organization for Biological Control Records
The International Organization for Biological Control Records contain correspondence; treasurer's reports with information about membership applications and renewals; accounting records; bank statements, receipts, and withdrawals; abstracts of the journal Entomophaga; and mailing lists.
International Screwworm Eradication Program Records
Jack R. Coulson Papers
The Jack R. Coulson Papers contain abstracts, reports, publication drafts, journals, indexes, and other materials pertaining to Coulson's work in biological control. There are letters from scientists related to editing Agricultural Research Service documents.
John Wyss Papers
The John Wyss Papers contain office files, reports, meeting files, brochures, newsletters, photographs and slides, blueprints, floppy disks and CD-ROMs, promotional materials, and publications related to the screwworm eradication effort in Mexico and Central America. The materials include plans for a screwworm rearing facility in Pacora, Panama.
Norman Mitlin Papers
The Norman Mitlin Papers consist of 29 boll weevil articles (1964-1977) authored by Mitlin, 30 of Mitlin's handwritten laboratory notebooks (1953-1975) from the Boll Weevil Research Laboratory, drafts, correspondence, and photographs. Most of the articles deal with the development of insect sterilization methods. There is correspondence between Mitlin and Mississippi State University, where he taught graduate school classes, and documentation related to his training.
Owen Hugh Graham Papers
The Owen Hugh Graham Papers relate to screwworm eradication efforts in Florida, the Southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and North Africa. Materials include correspondence, reports, publications, maps, charts, photographs, public information materials, and manuscripts. The language of materials is mostly English, with some items in Spanish and a few articles in French.
Robert Leslie Usinger Collection on Carolus Linnaeus
The Robert Leslie Usinger Collection on Carolus Linnaeus is a collection of books by Carolus Linnaeus, the founder of systematic biology, on insects and other animals. The collection also includes works about Linnaeus.